Boca Ciega has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Gulf Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boca Ciega is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matchups, Boca Ciega finally came back down to earth on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shorecrest Prep.
Meanwhile, Gulf made easy work of Leto on Wednesday and carried off a 22-12 victory. That's two games straight that Gulf has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Jaylisse Martinez, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Adeleisi Sanchez-ponce was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Boca Ciega's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Gulf, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season.
Boca Ciega couldn't quite finish off Gulf when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gulf's Lillian Patrias, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Boca Ciega knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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